Comments on: Luke Gustafson’s Headlessness http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html Flash Animation Community - Featuing a Blog, Videos and Links Sun, 20 May 2012 16:35:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Anonymous http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html/comment-page-1#comment-1806 Anonymous Thu, 02 Nov 2006 00:49:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html#comment-1806 "I melt your velveeta brain with my flaming broadsword of art" - Crad Kilodney (writer of "Lightning Struck My Dick" and other greats) <br/><br/>not so anonymous,<br/><br/>thee DR. MINZ “I melt your velveeta brain with my flaming broadsword of art” – Crad Kilodney (writer of “Lightning Struck My Dick” and other greats)

not so anonymous,

thee DR. MINZ

]]> By: Anonymous http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html/comment-page-1#comment-1655 Anonymous Fri, 06 Oct 2006 03:55:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html#comment-1655 Hey Anonymous,<br/><br/>I hear Smiley Guys is hiring! Bring your poopy mirror! <br/><br/>Sincerely,<br/>Anonymous Hey Anonymous,

I hear Smiley Guys is hiring! Bring your poopy mirror!

Sincerely,
Anonymous

]]> By: Anonymous http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html/comment-page-1#comment-1626 Anonymous Mon, 02 Oct 2006 00:24:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html#comment-1626 haha! <br/>ralph bakshi said "i would've made the characters legs flying off and shit." <br/>the films also an award winner if you can believe it.<br/><br/>best experimental short/squamish film festival<br/><br/>selected for competion/brooklyn underground film festival<br/><br/>LUke haha!
ralph bakshi said “i would’ve made the characters legs flying off and shit.”
the films also an award winner if you can believe it.

best experimental short/squamish film festival

selected for competion/brooklyn underground film festival

LUke

]]> By: Anonymous http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html/comment-page-1#comment-1498 Anonymous Sat, 02 Sep 2006 20:17:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html#comment-1498 Damn. I was told to check this out by a college of mine... but...<br/><br/>...This isn't very good..... If you can make turd like this a get a director position at smiley guy than maybe I should poop, smear it on a mirror and become their president!<br/><br/>This doesn't even show the basic principles of animation. It looks like a badly done student film. And it looks rushed. No offense... but I hope you improved your animation skill some before becoming a director!<br/><br/>Basically... I'm pretty unimpressed with this short, but it does show you have potiential. Damn. I was told to check this out by a college of mine… but…

…This isn’t very good….. If you can make turd like this a get a director position at smiley guy than maybe I should poop, smear it on a mirror and become their president!

This doesn’t even show the basic principles of animation. It looks like a badly done student film. And it looks rushed. No offense… but I hope you improved your animation skill some before becoming a director!

Basically… I’m pretty unimpressed with this short, but it does show you have potiential.

]]> By: Anonymous http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html/comment-page-1#comment-1468 Anonymous Tue, 29 Aug 2006 03:30:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html#comment-1468 It really strokes my ego in this neo passionistic kind of way. I relate to your struggle to identify with yourself your negativity towards todays consumeristic society. it reminds me of Dali. A mind who could come up with this breathtaking film truly deserves to be as recognized as Tron.<br/><br/>-Magnifico Karen It really strokes my ego in this neo passionistic kind of way. I relate to your struggle to identify with yourself your negativity towards todays consumeristic society. it reminds me of Dali. A mind who could come up with this breathtaking film truly deserves to be as recognized as Tron.

-Magnifico Karen

]]> By: Anonymous http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html/comment-page-1#comment-1119 Anonymous Tue, 13 Jun 2006 00:55:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html#comment-1119 well... i'd just like to say thanks alot for posting my film. oh, this is Luke Gustafson, the film maker of "Headlessness". and i just discovered that 'Cold Hard Flash' has posted/linked my film. <br/><br/>perhaps a little history might help clarify the films content...beyond it being a 'trip' (which i hope it is to all viewers anyways. :]).<br/><br/>>>>>>>>>><br/><br/>SO it started as a series of automatic drawings on 'Animation Paper' BEFORE i discovered 'Flash'.('automatic drawings' being a reference to dadaism/surealism and early psychological exploration during the 1920s _and onward_. the beatnik era if you will).<br/><br/>"Automatic drawings" meaning to draw without consideration of content or linear conscience. Bottom line: to 'let your mind go'.<br/><br/>Funny then that the film eventually became an outlet to explore the 'limitations of flash'. <br/><br/>Ultimately it was a rebellion against the symbol heavy, tween convenience of the program. BUT taking advantage where it would apply (like cycling and shape tweening).<br/><br/>In the end, after 3 years on and off of working on the film, i decided to end it and simply recycle/reuse shots i had developed during the 'not working in the industry' periods of my career.<br/><br/>i'm very greatful for the 'revolver' reference made. as it is a respected film in our (short film enthusiasts) arena.<br/><br/>the content, in its final conception, references (in a small way) Alejandro Jodorowsky's film "Holy Mountain". focusing primarily on the pilgramage aspect.<br/><br/>i hope this provides some insight to interested viewers and again am grateful for the viewership i have recieved via Cold Hard Flash!<br/><br/>Again I hope this provides some small insight to those viewers whom are interested in the what lies behind the 'curtain'... <br/><br/>thank you<br/><br/>LUke well… i’d just like to say thanks alot for posting my film. oh, this is Luke Gustafson, the film maker of “Headlessness”. and i just discovered that ‘Cold Hard Flash’ has posted/linked my film.

perhaps a little history might help clarify the films content…beyond it being a ‘trip’ (which i hope it is to all viewers anyways. :]).

>>>>>>>>>

SO it started as a series of automatic drawings on ‘Animation Paper’ BEFORE i discovered ‘Flash’.(‘automatic drawings’ being a reference to dadaism/surealism and early psychological exploration during the 1920s _and onward_. the beatnik era if you will).

“Automatic drawings” meaning to draw without consideration of content or linear conscience. Bottom line: to ‘let your mind go’.

Funny then that the film eventually became an outlet to explore the ‘limitations of flash’.

Ultimately it was a rebellion against the symbol heavy, tween convenience of the program. BUT taking advantage where it would apply (like cycling and shape tweening).

In the end, after 3 years on and off of working on the film, i decided to end it and simply recycle/reuse shots i had developed during the ‘not working in the industry’ periods of my career.

i’m very greatful for the ‘revolver’ reference made. as it is a respected film in our (short film enthusiasts) arena.

the content, in its final conception, references (in a small way) Alejandro Jodorowsky’s film “Holy Mountain”. focusing primarily on the pilgramage aspect.

i hope this provides some insight to interested viewers and again am grateful for the viewership i have recieved via Cold Hard Flash!

Again I hope this provides some small insight to those viewers whom are interested in the what lies behind the ‘curtain’…

thank you

LUke

]]> By: Anonymous http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html/comment-page-1#comment-1100 Anonymous Fri, 09 Jun 2006 06:26:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html#comment-1100 This shares some strong similarities to Revolver. But I mean that as a complement. The animation is quite a refined use of flash. Especially without the use of tweening for much of the movement. Quite nice. This shares some strong similarities to Revolver. But I mean that as a complement. The animation is quite a refined use of flash. Especially without the use of tweening for much of the movement. Quite nice.

]]> By: murrayb http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html/comment-page-1#comment-1095 murrayb Thu, 08 Jun 2006 15:58:00 +0000 http://coldhardflash.com/2006/06/luke-gustafsons-headlessness.html#comment-1095 Luke is one of the talented animation directors at Smiley guy studios.You should interview him Aaron.He's been in the Canadian animation biz for a while, working on ed ed and eddy at AKA and pioneering flash stuff. Luke is one of the talented animation directors at Smiley guy studios.You should interview him Aaron.He’s been in the Canadian animation biz for a while, working on ed ed and eddy at AKA and pioneering flash stuff.

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